It seems that there has been a curse cast upon the big men of United States men’s national basketball team. Blake Griffin is the latest to fall victim to misfortune in the weeks leading up to the 2012 London Games.

Update: Thursday, July 12 at 11:45 p.m. ET by Ryan Rudnansky

After Blake Griffin tore his left meniscus, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2012 NBA draft, Anthony Davis, will replace him on Team USA, per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports:

As expected, Anthony Davis has been chosen to replace Blake Griffin on the Team USA roster, a source close to Davis tells Y! Sports.

Blake Griffin has a tear in his left meniscus. The recovery period is about eight weeks, meaning he will miss the entire Olympics. The news comes from The Los Angeles Times:

Blake Griffin has been diagnosed with a meniscus tear in his left knee and will have arthroscopic surgery probably early next week, according to NBA executives who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Bad news for Team USA fans, but Clippers fans can breath easily, as Griffin is expected to be ready for the start of the season, and even possibly training camp.

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Even after seeing video of the injury, it's unclear how severe the knee injury is. Griffin is in visible pain, which has to be worrisome for both Team USA and the Clippers.

According to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski, the Los Angeles Clippers superstar hurt his left knee during a scrimmage and will be returning to Los Angeles to see team doctors.

Blake Griffin hurt his knee in a Team USA scrimmage Wednesday and is returning to LA to be examined by team doctors, sources tell Y! Sports.

Team USA is currently in Las Vegas, preparing to take on the Dominican Republic in an exhibition game at 9:00 p.m. ET at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV campus.

Griffin was one of the few healthy players that could play power forward or center left on the roster, which is why this injury is so devastating.

Woj reported that Team USA brass resorted to calling up talented but raw prospect Anthony Davis—who was just cut from the squad on Saturday. This year's No. 1 NBA draft pick will be expected to fill the void.